Down tube shifter holes
03-28-07, 08:35 AM
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Down tube shifter holes
Just wondering what I should do with the holes on the downtube shifters, since i am upgrading to brifters
03-28-07, 08:39 AM
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use the threaded posts as a cablestop/barrell adjuster.
03-28-07, 09:10 AM
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The brifters will come with cable housing stops/adjusters that bolt on over the down tube bosses. At least Shimano will, Campy sells them as optional. You will need to use them when you install the brifters.
03-29-07, 05:21 PM
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so the things that come with the shifters will work over these large brazed on holes?
https://www.geocities.com/gasior1/Downtube.JPG
https://www.geocities.com/gasior1/Downtube.JPG
03-29-07, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Treefox
Shimano doesn't always come with them - you may have to buy they separately.
If you buy Shimano STi new in-the-box, they come with complete cables, housing and stops...
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Originally Posted by damocles1
Wrong...
If you buy Shimano STi new in-the-box, they come with complete cables, housing and stops...
If you buy Shimano STi new in-the-box, they come with complete cables, housing and stops...
I bought Tiagra STI levers new in-the-box. They came with complete cables and housing.
(some frames have stops built in - not everyone would want them)
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Originally Posted by Treefox
Incorrect.
I bought Tiagra STI levers new in-the-box. They came with complete cables and housing.
(some frames have stops built in - not everyone would want them)
I bought Tiagra STI levers new in-the-box. They came with complete cables and housing.
(some frames have stops built in - not everyone would want them)
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Originally Posted by damocles1
Then someone snaked them out of your box. I've installed several hundred (literally) and never seen a box without them...
Maybe a Europe thing??
Or OEM kit thing??
I sort of fail to see why they would include them... don't you end up with lots left over for frames that have stops built in?
